Economics Learning and Teaching Awards

Each year, the Economics Network of the HE Academy gives out awards to recognise and reward exemplary practice from within the UK academic economics community. Winners receive £250.

Award winners for 2009 announced, 28 August 2009

Awards are made in three categories:

Outstanding Teaching Award

Student Nominated Award

eLearning Award

Please direct all enquiries about the awards to the Awards Co-ordinator Bhagesh Sachania (b.m.sachania@bristol.ac.uk).

Student Essay Competition

We offer annual awards for students' reflections on their experiences of studying economics. The 2010 competition is now open, with the title being "How is your economics degree preparing you for life?" The deadline for submissions is 19th April.

The 2009 essay question was "How would you make difficult economics easier to learn?" and the three winning essays have been posted on our site StudyEconomics.org .

2008's question was "What makes the best learning experience for you?".

The 2006 winner was studying BA(Hons) Economics at Manchester University, with an essay answering "How does your experience of your course compare with any expectations you may have had?".

The 2005 competition was won by a Kingston University undergraduate for writing on "What makes the best learning experience for you?".